May 28, 2010

Arent Fox Lands Securities Expert From Dewey

Mark Radke, a onetime chief of staff to the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined Arent Fox as a partner in Washington. Previously, he was a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Radke’s practice focuses on SEC enforcement issues, with a focus on corporate financial reporting and accounting fraud. He advises clients in state and federal criminal and civil cases, inquiries by self-regulatory organizations, and overseas regulatory actions.

From 2001 to 2003, Radke served as SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt’s chief of staff, during which time he helped shape the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC rules implementing the act.